Hitachi announce 448MB CF Type II |
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Just
when you thought your Microdrive was big. Hitachi Japan announce three
CF Type II cards of capacity 448MB, 320MB and 256MB and a 1GB PCMCIA ATA
Type II, all of these new devices use 512 or 256 Mbit flash memory and
are capable of up to 2MB/second. Prices not yet announced and I'm sure
they won't yet be able to get down to the low $/MB of the Microdrive but
for those people with reservations about mini-harddisks this will be encouraging
news. (It's likely these cards will be sold OEM badged)
Click here for Hitachi Japan press release
Hitachi's new flash memory cards
| Product | Capacity | Write speed | Format | Dimensions |
| HB288448E5 | 448 MB | <= 2MB/s | CF Type II | 42.8 x 36.4 x 5 mm |
| HB288320E5 | 320 MB | <= 2MB/s | CF Type II | 42.8 x 36.4 x 5 mm |
| HB288256E5 | 256 MB | <= 2MB/s | CF Type II | 42.8 x 36.4 x 5 mm |
| HB2881000A5 | 1 GB | <= 2MB/s | PCMCIA Type II | 54 x 85.6 x 5 mm |
Note: All these drives are solid state flash RAM drives they aren't mini harddisks like IBM's "MicroDrive".
From:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0005/00053003hitachiflash.asp
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